Homily Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, When the news reached us of Pope Francis’s passing, I was in a most unique situation. I was making my way to the Holy Land for a pilgrimage, suspended in the air on a flight with no access to news while most of you were following the information

Following the death of Bishop Brendan Comiskey SS CC, Bishop Emeritus of Ferns and former Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh and President of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference has published the following statement: On behalf of the Bishops’ Conference, I wish to express my sadness at the death of Bishop Brendan

I am greatly saddened by the news of the death of the Bishop Emeritus of Ferns, Brendan Comiskey, SS CC.  After his initial theological studies, Bishop Comiskey was ordained a priest for Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, on 25 June 1961.  In the following years he undertook postgraduate studies in theology in the Pontifical University of

Bishop Brendan Comiskey, Emeritus Bishop of Ferns died on Monday, 28 April 2025.  Bishop Brendan was a native of Clontibret, Co Monaghan and was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.  Bishop Brendan was appointed Bishop of Ferns in succession to Bishop Donal Herlihy.  He had been Auxiliary Bishop in

You, or a representative, are invited to a Solemn Requiem Mass for Pope Francis in the Diocese of Down and Connor celebrated by Bishop Alan McGuckian SJ.   Date and time   Wednesday 30 April 2025, at 7.00pm Venue                 Saint Peter’s Cathedral, Belfast, Saint Peter’s Square, BT12 4BU   Media